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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
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Subject: Re: LoadBitmap help resummarization of help needed
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Date: 22 Mar 91 13:53:02 GMT
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In article <bjs4g8ti2@cctb.wa.com> curt@cctb.wa.com (Curt Johnson) writes:
|>In article <27518@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
|>Program dies during:
|>| hBitMap=LoadBitmap(hInst,"boom");
|>
|>
|>| 2.  For some reason, substituting in a standard Windows bitmap and using:
|>| 
|>| hBitMap=LoadBitmap(NULL,"OLD_BITMAP");  // OLD_BITMAP for demonstrative
|>| 					// purposes
|>Shouldn't that be:
|>	hBitMap=LoadBitmap(NULL,IDI_APPLICATION); //no quotes for standard Windows bitmaps

Actually, you're right....but I changed it to without quotes a while ago
and got it flagged as being an unknown identifier....and yes, I have
inclued WINDOWS.H...:-)

|>
|>| Anyway, I can't seem to find the problem still.  My RC file has the
|>| following as the last line:
|>| 
|>| boom BITMAP BOOM.BMP
|>
|>I have two guesses:
|>
|>1. If boom is #defined as anything you will have a problem.

Tried changing the name to things like ZZZZ and doing and #ifdef
#undef....still same error.

|>
|>2. If the last line in your .RC file is not followed by a linefeed it is possible
|>   that is is being ignored (if RC.EXE is not written well).

Moved it to ther beginning.  Same thing.